Sentence examples for defence purpose from inspiring English sources

It closed its UFO desk in 2009 after it was decided it served no defence purpose and that it took staff away from more valuable defence-related activities.

The UFO desk was closed because it served "no defence purpose" and was taking staff away from "more valuable defence-related activities", newly released files show.

The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk because it served "no defence purpose" and was taking staff away from "more valuable defence-related activities", newly released files show.

Any Mexican wave-like synchronisations of hundreds or even thousands of honeybees would then be seemingly too much ado for this defence purpose.

These defence purposes contribute significantly towards global security.

Beijing says the islands will have mainly civilian uses as well as undefined defence purposes.

Next year the 1966 UK-US agreement, which made the territory available for defence purposes, comes up for renewal.

He is also currently chair of the board of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an MoD executive agency which performs science and technology work for defence purposes.

Cameron said the beefed-up sanctions could hit advanced industrial goods that might have dual uses for defence purposes, but gave no further details.

The UK has promised to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius when they are no longer needed for defence purposes, but has refused to give a date.

"I'd always argue it was defence purposes but sometimes the best form of defence is attacking, innit, so…" But he says there was other stuff, things he didn't get caught for.